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manti te'o's online girlfriend was a complete fabrication. when they heard that, nerds were, like, "man, even imaginary girls only like jocks." [ laughter ] "this is just not fair." this stuff, well -- in his defense, though, manti claims he was the victim of a hoax. yeah. he apparently thought the girl was real the whole time. [ laughter ] dude, like, yeah, it was on facebook and all that stuff. and he was talking to her -- actually, we got our hands on a recording. [ laughter ] i'm telling you, you've got be on -- >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: you got a keen ear. you want to listen to this. we have a recording of a phone conversation between manti and his supposed girlfriend. i've got to be honest. i'm really surprised manti didn't pick up on the hoax sooner. [ light laughter ] take a listen to this. >> hey, baby, what are you up to tonight? >> your call is very important. please listen carefully as the options have changed. >> yeah. i'm thinking i might stay in tonight. >> me, too. i plan on just chilling like a vill-ion. laughing out loud. bu
manti te'o's online girlfriend was a complete fabrication. when they heard that, nerds were, like, "man, even imaginary girls only like jocks." [ laughter ] "this is just not fair." this stuff, well -- in his defense, though, manti claims he was the victim of a hoax. yeah. he apparently thought the girl was real the whole time. [ laughter ] dude, like, yeah, it was on facebook and all that stuff. and he was talking to her -- actually, we got our hands on a recording. [...
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so i had fallen for him. >> reporter: alex walters can relate to manti te'o. she met a man last thanksgiving on an online dating site. e-mails turned into texts, turned into phone calls. he said all the right things. >> he had a job, he had a house. everybody wants that fairytale ending, so we're going to grasp on to it if a guy is telling us how amazing we are and how pretty we are. so i think it's easy to fall for. >> reporter: while the relationship quickly became serious, that face-to-face meeting just never seemed to happen. >> we scheduled a date and the day of, i was getting ready and about an hour before, and he texted me and said he had the flu. >> reporter: the first of many broken dates. the excuses became more and more elaborate. >> he was t-boned by a drunk driver. ended up having a knee replacement. he had blood clots. he fell and had to go back to the hospital. the story unravels into a ton of different excuses and lies. >> reporter: walters started getting suspicious, so she googled his cell phone number. >> so this is the website i was directe
so i had fallen for him. >> reporter: alex walters can relate to manti te'o. she met a man last thanksgiving on an online dating site. e-mails turned into texts, turned into phone calls. he said all the right things. >> he had a job, he had a house. everybody wants that fairytale ending, so we're going to grasp on to it if a guy is telling us how amazing we are and how pretty we are. so i think it's easy to fall for. >> reporter: while the relationship quickly became serious,...
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te'o, to be loved by manti te'o. i get the sense he's confused. we know a lot of people lie about who they are on the internet. it's this perfect place to experiment. >> let me ask you about this then. it's interesting what it sounds like ft he's sort of trans posing, that he is the woman, having the relationship. he talked about the online relationship that essentially he was carrying on with te'o. here's what he said to dr. phil. >> there were many times where manti and lennay had broken up, but something would bring them back together. in this case, in my life. >> interesting, lennay's life. she became a person to him. >> almost like an alter ego. >> so, is he mentally stable? is this the kind of things that happens sometimes, when we forget the horrificness of the hoax, but when your sexuality is confused? >> yes, and we see this sometimes with internet dating. some people lie about being a woman or a man and it doesn't necessarily mean they're confused. it's just a place where they can expand and see what it's l
te'o, to be loved by manti te'o. i get the sense he's confused. we know a lot of people lie about who they are on the internet. it's this perfect place to experiment. >> let me ask you about this then. it's interesting what it sounds like ft he's sort of trans posing, that he is the woman, having the relationship. he talked about the online relationship that essentially he was carrying on with te'o. here's what he said to dr. phil. >> there were many times where manti and lennay had...
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the man who pretended to be manti te'o's girlfriend. now, he's revealing his true feelings for the football superstar. >>> and the man who says he's sorry for injuring oprah. [ elh or have lemon in my water... e eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. i was quite surprised, as only few as four exposures a day what that can do to you. it's quite a lesson learned. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel. because it helps to strengthen the enamel. he recommended that i use it every time i brush. you feel like there is something that you're doing to help safeguard against the acid erosion. and i believe it's doing a good job. okay, we gotta time this just right. okay. ready... happy valentine's day. [ female announcer ] the charmed memories collection at kay -- the number one jewelry store in america. ready... [ camera flash ] ♪ every kiss begins with kay pediatrician recommended pain reliever for children. plus, child
the man who pretended to be manti te'o's girlfriend. now, he's revealing his true feelings for the football superstar. >>> and the man who says he's sorry for injuring oprah. [ elh or have lemon in my water... e eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. i was quite surprised, as only few as four exposures a day what that can do to you. it's quite a lesson learned. my...
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te'o, to be loved by manti te'o. who would say this if it weren't true? i don't get the sense that he's a sociopath. i get the sense that he's confused. a lot of people lie about themselves on the internet. it's this perfect place to experiment. >> let me ask you about this. he's sort of transposing, that he is the woman, he's the one having the relationship with manti te'o. he talked about the online relationship and essentially he was carrying it on with manti te'o. here's what he said to dr. phil. >> there are many times where manti and lennay had broken up but something would bring them back together, whether it was something going on in his life or lennay's life or in this case, my life. >> interesting. lennay's life. >> almost like an alter ego. he would be lennay. >> so he is mentally stable? is this the thing that kind of happens sometimes? forget the horrificness of the hoax. >> we see this with internet dating. sometimes people lie. they say that they are a different something. some people lie about being a
te'o, to be loved by manti te'o. who would say this if it weren't true? i don't get the sense that he's a sociopath. i get the sense that he's confused. a lot of people lie about themselves on the internet. it's this perfect place to experiment. >> let me ask you about this. he's sort of transposing, that he is the woman, he's the one having the relationship with manti te'o. he talked about the online relationship and essentially he was carrying it on with manti te'o. here's what he said...
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notre dame is 100% behind manti te'o. they say he had nothing to do with this. he is an absolute victim of this elaborate hoax. >> on the morning of december 26th, very early morning, manti called his coaches to inform them that while he was in attendance at the espn awards show in orlando, he received a phone call from a number he recognized as being that he associated with lennay kekua. when he answered it, it was a person whose voice sounded like the same voice he had talked to who told him that she was, in fact, not dead. >> it is so shocking to people inside and outside sports. manti te'o ended up being second in the heisman trophy voting and part of that was because of what he endured during the season. the idea this senior lost his grandmother and his girlfriend, who now we know was fictitious on the exact same day and that he played a football game the day of her supposed funeral. he had two interceptions. it got a lot of media attention. at the end of the game on the day of this girl's supposed funeral, the coach of notre dame gave manti te'o the team b
notre dame is 100% behind manti te'o. they say he had nothing to do with this. he is an absolute victim of this elaborate hoax. >> on the morning of december 26th, very early morning, manti called his coaches to inform them that while he was in attendance at the espn awards show in orlando, he received a phone call from a number he recognized as being that he associated with lennay kekua. when he answered it, it was a person whose voice sounded like the same voice he had talked to who...
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you may not have known the name manti te'o before this week, but odds are you do tonight. te'o is the notre dame football star who led the irish to the national championship game after losing his girlfriend to cancer. now it turns out the girlfriend didn't die, didn't have cancer, and didn't even exist. the question tonight is whether te'o was the victim of a foul prank or involved in the hoax himself. in september te'o valiantly played a big game against michigan state after he thought his girlfriend died of leukemia. days earlier te'o had told reporters and teammates his girlfriend and grandmother had died within hours of one another. notre dame says te'o is the victim of a cruel hoax who found out via a phone call in september that he had been pranked. he alerted the school 20 days later. he released a statement this week saying this is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but over an extended period of time i developed an emotional relationship with a woman i met online. we maintained what i thought to be an authentic relationship by communicating frequently online a
you may not have known the name manti te'o before this week, but odds are you do tonight. te'o is the notre dame football star who led the irish to the national championship game after losing his girlfriend to cancer. now it turns out the girlfriend didn't die, didn't have cancer, and didn't even exist. the question tonight is whether te'o was the victim of a foul prank or involved in the hoax himself. in september te'o valiantly played a big game against michigan state after he thought his...
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all-american linebacker manti te'o claims that he is a victim of a heartbreaking hoax. but he's going to have to answer some tough questions in the future if he wants to convince some of the sports fans he's coming clean. the associated press reports that te'o kept the scam going. te'o says he's found out he'd been scammed on december 6th. he talked about the fake girlfriend in two interviews two days later. te'o also gives conflicting dates about the car accident and the time of her death. tonight it's unclear who really got scammed and what this is all about, how it started, who knew about it, and is he a victim or is he a perpetrator. let's bring in tom scocca, who is the managing editor of deadspin.com, and howard fineman, also with us tonight, nbc news political analyst and editorial director of the huffington post media group. gentlemen, good to have you with us. tom, you first. rather bizarre story. how long did it take your staff to unearth this? >> it took about five days from when we got the first tip to being ready to publish it. because we got this tip, and
all-american linebacker manti te'o claims that he is a victim of a heartbreaking hoax. but he's going to have to answer some tough questions in the future if he wants to convince some of the sports fans he's coming clean. the associated press reports that te'o kept the scam going. te'o says he's found out he'd been scammed on december 6th. he talked about the fake girlfriend in two interviews two days later. te'o also gives conflicting dates about the car accident and the time of her death....
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at the end of the day, we need to hear from manti te'o. the longer we wait to hear fram him, the more doubt builds and sin kmp builds. come out, toell your story, and let america know. >> to your point, you would have to be honest about that. you have covered manti te'o for about six years. you met his parents on multiple occasions. i'm curious, did they ever talk to you ability this woman he was dating and whether or not they knew her? >> you know, we never specifically talked about that. one of our news photographers talked to them after a pep rally on october 12th. they brought up lennay and talked about how inspiring she's been to manti's life. we never discussed whether or not they met her, and the othernicate action i had with them came on senior day. we talked after the game about how important that day was to the te'o family, but never necessarily got into specifics about lennay at that point. you know -- >> go ahead. >> go ahead. >> i'm curious, were there any inconsistencies you picked up on? >> not during the process. i mean, i
at the end of the day, we need to hear from manti te'o. the longer we wait to hear fram him, the more doubt builds and sin kmp builds. come out, toell your story, and let america know. >> to your point, you would have to be honest about that. you have covered manti te'o for about six years. you met his parents on multiple occasions. i'm curious, did they ever talk to you ability this woman he was dating and whether or not they knew her? >> you know, we never specifically talked...
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. >> and here is manti teo you lost your grandmother and your girlfriend. how are your emotions. >> they're with me, and i couldn't do without them and the support of my family and my girlfriend's family, and i'm just so grateful for the love and the support that all the fans at state and notre dame and the world for supporting me and my family and my girlfriend's family and i'll miss them, miss them, but i know i'll see them again one day. >> greta: okay, sad story, but, what's the problem? >> manti's girlfriend did not die the same week as his grandmother because she doesn't exist and she didn't exist. fox sports.com senior writer peter schrader is here. what's the story behind the hoax? >> greta, i've covered hundreds of stories, thousands of stories and never come across anything as crazy as this. the story goes in 2009 he apparently met a girl after a stanford versus notre dame game and they started a relationship and as we hear, in september. she dies, passed away of leukemia, the same day as his grandmother, well, sure enough we find out today in dea
. >> and here is manti teo you lost your grandmother and your girlfriend. how are your emotions. >> they're with me, and i couldn't do without them and the support of my family and my girlfriend's family, and i'm just so grateful for the love and the support that all the fans at state and notre dame and the world for supporting me and my family and my girlfriend's family and i'll miss them, miss them, but i know i'll see them again one day. >> greta: okay, sad story, but,...
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. >>> and now, that bizarre story involving heisman trophy runner-up, notre dame linebacker manti te'o. he could answer questions today about a very elaborate hoax. >> that hoax all centers on te'o's girlfriend, who it turns out, never existed. details from abc's michael barr. >> reporter: manti te'o, notre dame star linebacker and now the victim of an incredible hoax. last september, he mourned the death of both his grandmother and the person he called the love of his life, girlfriend lennay ke cuewa, six hours later. he went on to lead the fighting irish to a series of victories that catapulted him to be a finalist for the heisman trophy. te'o talked openly about his double loss. >> my brother called me. and he was just crying and crying. and that's when i kind of knew. but i was still in denial. >> reporter: now, it turns out lennay kekua did not exist. the story was reported on the sports news website deadspin. notre dame then admitted it had launched an investigation in december and determined in early january, te'o was a victim of a hoax. >> this was an elaborate, sophisticated h
. >>> and now, that bizarre story involving heisman trophy runner-up, notre dame linebacker manti te'o. he could answer questions today about a very elaborate hoax. >> that hoax all centers on te'o's girlfriend, who it turns out, never existed. details from abc's michael barr. >> reporter: manti te'o, notre dame star linebacker and now the victim of an incredible hoax. last september, he mourned the death of both his grandmother and the person he called the love of his...
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manti te'o's fake lover tells dr. phil why he spent years pretending to be a girl. very disturbing. and that's next in sports. >>> plus, a leaked super bowl ad that is offensive and racist by some is being defended by an unlikely source. that story and a check on all the crazy weather around this country when "way too early" comes right back. >>> a new family of new atomic weapons is perfected and the greatest of these is the h bomb, the hydrogen bomb, the super bomb. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] zzzquil™ sleep-aid. [ snoring ]
manti te'o's fake lover tells dr. phil why he spent years pretending to be a girl. very disturbing. and that's next in sports. >>> plus, a leaked super bowl ad that is offensive and racist by some is being defended by an unlikely source. that story and a check on all the crazy weather around this country when "way too early" comes right back. >>> a new family of new atomic weapons is perfected and the greatest of these is the h bomb, the hydrogen bomb, the super...
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we're not talking about the manti te'o kind of love. that's later on in the show. we're talking about the kind that rich guys in silicon valley give with their very obese checkbooks. now, we all know president obama and google's eric schmidt are tight. these guys are bedfellows. schmidt tea schmidt's google employees gave 95% of their campaign contributions to the president in 2012, $700,000. it's safe to say that would be a sweep, 97%. that's a democratic company. there are even rumors that schmidt might join obama's cabinet as treasury secretary, which added to the commonly held belief that rich tech guys are all liberals. rich california guys, a bunch of liberals. but you know what, times appear to be a-changing. facebook founder mark zuckerberg is hosting his first political fund-raiser for -- [ drumroll ] -- republican new jersey governor, chris christie. i mean, look at that pair. made in heaven. buzz feed reporter broke the story and joe lockhart joins me, a former bush secretary and former vp of facebook, knows all sides of this. mckay, your reporting, what
we're not talking about the manti te'o kind of love. that's later on in the show. we're talking about the kind that rich guys in silicon valley give with their very obese checkbooks. now, we all know president obama and google's eric schmidt are tight. these guys are bedfellows. schmidt tea schmidt's google employees gave 95% of their campaign contributions to the president in 2012, $700,000. it's safe to say that would be a sweep, 97%. that's a democratic company. there are even rumors that...
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what do you think of manti te'o's response? >> i think it was a question she had to ask, merely because it was in the vapors and a reasonable thing to ask. and the response seemed categorical and reasonable. that seems fine. with each question he answered, i ended up with many more questions than answers to help me understand what was going on. for instance, many times he planned to go meet her, but he made excuses why he couldn't go meet her in person. that's what we expect from people who are the hoaxsters. listen to the tapes. they are available online. it really sounds like a woman. it is incredibly compelling and emotional, but once again, what motivates the hoaxster to do this? to spend the time and energy to effectively abuse manti? ist very abusive, problematic? and why wouldn't he have the intuitive instinct to have a relationship with this woman rather than the vapors of the internet thing. >> it seems interesting that he wouldn't go meet her, if he was in love with her. regardless of the religion and whether it would
what do you think of manti te'o's response? >> i think it was a question she had to ask, merely because it was in the vapors and a reasonable thing to ask. and the response seemed categorical and reasonable. that seems fine. with each question he answered, i ended up with many more questions than answers to help me understand what was going on. for instance, many times he planned to go meet her, but he made excuses why he couldn't go meet her in person. that's what we expect from people...
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if manti came in here and sitting where you were sitting. it would be grizzly. >> let's get him in here. manhattany, call us. >> bill: katie perry, you know her right? pop singer? >> i love her. >> she was at the inauguration for kids. go. ♪ this is the part of me ♪ that you never want -- come on sing it with us ♪ this is the part of me ♪ that's your never ever going to take away from me. >> bill: now, the blaze, which is glenn beck's web site, i guess, raised questions about whether that corrupted the kids. >> right. [ laughter ] bill. >> why are you not laughing? >> beck had more on his mind than her outfit. she tends to wear things that are a little wacky. that is whip cream. >> she didn't wear that at the inauguration. where did she wear that? just shopping that way? >> in concert. that's her peppermint candy bra. she wears boost -- >> this is what she does. >> this is what she does. >> bill: the kids know what she does. >> walk by news stand or magazine rack at local c.v.s. and you see pictures on the front cover heck of a loss
if manti came in here and sitting where you were sitting. it would be grizzly. >> let's get him in here. manhattany, call us. >> bill: katie perry, you know her right? pop singer? >> i love her. >> she was at the inauguration for kids. go. ♪ this is the part of me ♪ that you never want -- come on sing it with us ♪ this is the part of me ♪ that's your never ever going to take away from me. >> bill: now, the blaze, which is glenn beck's web site, i guess,...
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. >>> let's start with the first interview with manti te'o. he spoke with espn off-camera about the girlfriend hoax we've all been reading about this week. he opened up about how he got sucked in and denied he was part of it. he also explained why he lied to his family about the girl he never actually met. listen. >> i could say that in the entire 2 1/2 hours that we spoke, he was completely composed, self-assured, he betrayed no nervousness, he had maybe full command of the story suggests that it's a story rather than the truth, but he had a full command of everything that i posed. >> te'o told espn that a man named ronaiah tuiasosopo admitted to being behind this tweet. he showed him an apology reportedly from tuiasosopo. we went to his home in california, but the person who answered the door did not comment. joining me now on the phone is our gary tuchman. gary, overnight, you spoke with espn's jeremy schap, who did this interview. what was manti te'o's reason for never actually meeting this girl, who he thought was his girlfriend? >> first
. >>> let's start with the first interview with manti te'o. he spoke with espn off-camera about the girlfriend hoax we've all been reading about this week. he opened up about how he got sucked in and denied he was part of it. he also explained why he lied to his family about the girl he never actually met. listen. >> i could say that in the entire 2 1/2 hours that we spoke, he was completely composed, self-assured, he betrayed no nervousness, he had maybe full command of the...
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nbc's mike taibbi has the latest. >> manti te'o! >> reporter: in his first interview since the scandal broke manti te'o said no, never ever was he part of the fake girlfriend hoax that exploded to his embarrassment this week. >> he was completely composed, self-assured. >> te'o told scapp and other interviewers that he'd met the girl that he knew online so they wouldn't think he was a crazy guy. after saying his beloved grandmother and long time girlfriend died on the same day the imaginary girlfriend and tragic death have achieved the status of lore. >> when my lost my grandmother and girlfriend it changed my life. >> reporter: he suspected he was pranked december 6th when he got a call from one of the hoaksters in new york. >> i'll never forget the time my girlfrie girlfriend passed away. >> reporter: he said he was responsible for the hoax. and what about the girl in the picture? the picture apparently stolen and used without her knowledge but te'o says he believed was the online image of his girlfriend. an unwitting part of the
nbc's mike taibbi has the latest. >> manti te'o! >> reporter: in his first interview since the scandal broke manti te'o said no, never ever was he part of the fake girlfriend hoax that exploded to his embarrassment this week. >> he was completely composed, self-assured. >> te'o told scapp and other interviewers that he'd met the girl that he knew online so they wouldn't think he was a crazy guy. after saying his beloved grandmother and long time girlfriend died on the...
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all that, and manti te'o's bizarre explanation. destruction for safety sake. we'll take you to the place where the suns are warm, life is good. "early today" right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, january 25th, 2013. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. bitterly cold arctic care is gripping parts of the nation this morning for a third straight day. as eye can see single digit temperatures are causing rivers to freeze in the boston area. and in massachusetts, amazing pictures show the thicket rivers fall frozen solid. here in new york, you can see the famous fountain in bryant park is covered in ice. and later on our bill karins will have much more on the deep freeze. that's coming right up. >>> in the after math of the shootings in newtown, connecticut a new bill to propose the bill for assault weapons it be proposed. dianne feinstein names a bill that includes 150 firearms and rifles and pistols and it would ban am mission clips holding more than ten rounds but would exempt more than 200 hunting weapons. the nra responded to the bill s
all that, and manti te'o's bizarre explanation. destruction for safety sake. we'll take you to the place where the suns are warm, life is good. "early today" right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, january 25th, 2013. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. bitterly cold arctic care is gripping parts of the nation this morning for a third straight day. as eye can see single digit temperatures are causing rivers to freeze in the boston area....
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at the center of this is a notre dame football player named manti te'o, a star linebacker, runner up for the heisman and a big part of his dramatic back story was the death of his girlfriend of leukemia until this report surfaced that there was no girlfriend. she was an internet invention. te'o says he's the victim of a hoax. notre dame is standing behind him. there are still a whole lot of questions here. nbc's john yang is with us from south bend, indiana tonight. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today manti te'o was out of sight, he's a florida sports preparing for what he hopes is an nfl career. that as the story that is the centerpiece of his fairy tale final college year has collapsed around him. >> manti te'o! >> reporter: manti te'o was a college football hero, not just to the home crowd here at notre dame, but to fans across the country. hailed on the cover of "sports illustrated" as a star player who had triumphed over personal tragedy. in a single september day, he said, he lost both his grandmother and his girlfriend, recently diagnosed with leukemia.
at the center of this is a notre dame football player named manti te'o, a star linebacker, runner up for the heisman and a big part of his dramatic back story was the death of his girlfriend of leukemia until this report surfaced that there was no girlfriend. she was an internet invention. te'o says he's the victim of a hoax. notre dame is standing behind him. there are still a whole lot of questions here. nbc's john yang is with us from south bend, indiana tonight. john, good evening. >>...
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is notre dame football player manti te'o part of a vicious is notre dame football player manti te'o part of a vicious onlinecome on! ♪ whatcha got there, richard? they're for show & tell. wasn't that yesterday? yup, but the class wants me to do it again. [ male announcer ] tim and richard smucker learned early on just how irresistible their jam really is. so how'd it go today, richard? i shoulda brought more. [ male announcer ] for five generations, with a name like smucker's, it has to...
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and manti te'o admits he lied. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's...
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i don't think manti is reaching back at the moment. maybe he will. >> and, dan, are there any laws broken here in any way? >> it depends. you know, look. it depends what state it occurred in. let's assume that it occurred in a state where it's against the law to take someone's identity and lie about it. you had to have done it with the intent to harm, intimidate, threaten, et cetera. and here, there are -- >> isn't that implied by trying to fool someone in that way. >> the definition of harm comes in. you're allowed to create a parody account. i can take george stephanopoulos and put a picture and make fun of george stephanopoulos. >> please don't. >> and that's okay. that's perfectly legal. but if you do it with the intent to create harm, et cetera. we don't know if -- we don't know exactly what's happened here. on the flip side of that, some people are asking, what about him? what if he made this up? could he face any legal problems? and the answer to that one is no. >> how about notre dame? notre dame knew the truth and didn't revea
i don't think manti is reaching back at the moment. maybe he will. >> and, dan, are there any laws broken here in any way? >> it depends. you know, look. it depends what state it occurred in. let's assume that it occurred in a state where it's against the law to take someone's identity and lie about it. you had to have done it with the intent to harm, intimidate, threaten, et cetera. and here, there are -- >> isn't that implied by trying to fool someone in that way. >>...
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. >>> we could have new details about the bizarre internet hoax involving manti te'o. plenty of people wondering why he didn't reveal the whole thing sooner? and while abc's josh elliott reports, that's not the only question still swirling. >> reporter: was te'o really duped into believing he was having an online love affair that would turn tragic? he called lennay kekua the love of his life, saying her death had happened within hours of his grandmother's, one day before the big game. a narrative he was all too willing to share, in apparent pain. >> when you have somebody that you talk to every single day, that you sleep with on the phone, because she's -- she's going through a lot of things, and all of a sudden, it hits silence. that silence really eats at you. >> reporter: we now know that lennay kekua never existed. but glaring questions still remain. notre dame officials say the relationship was exclusively online. so, why then did te'o's father reportedly tell one paper his son had met kekua years ago after a game at stanford, and they they'd spent time together i
. >>> we could have new details about the bizarre internet hoax involving manti te'o. plenty of people wondering why he didn't reveal the whole thing sooner? and while abc's josh elliott reports, that's not the only question still swirling. >> reporter: was te'o really duped into believing he was having an online love affair that would turn tragic? he called lennay kekua the love of his life, saying her death had happened within hours of his grandmother's, one day before the big...
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>> i think he and manti sort of share a lot of similarities. they're both kind of naive in a beautiful way and open to love and really trusting of people. >> reporter: whether or not manti te'o is the victim of a hoax, his story has brought attention to a very real and often painful and humiliating deception. john yang, nbc news, south bend, indiana. >>> we are back in a moment with a big change coming soon to an airport near you. an airport you. see life in the b. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. visit your eyecare professional today to ask about our newest lenses, transitions vantage and transitions xtractive lenses. experience life well lit. ask which transitions adaptive lens is best for you. i can't breathe, so i can't sleep. and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed and turned... i even vaporized. and then i fought back with drug-free breathe right. these nasal strips instantly o
>> i think he and manti sort of share a lot of similarities. they're both kind of naive in a beautiful way and open to love and really trusting of people. >> reporter: whether or not manti te'o is the victim of a hoax, his story has brought attention to a very real and often painful and humiliating deception. john yang, nbc news, south bend, indiana. >>> we are back in a moment with a big change coming soon to an airport near you. an airport you. see life in the b....
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>>> and manti te'o's embarrassing hoax and new details about who was really calling him on the phone. stay tuned for that. you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by colonel penn life insurance. [ roasting firewood ] ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. have given way to sleeping. tossing and turning where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. lunesta should not be taken together with alcohol. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation,
>>> and manti te'o's embarrassing hoax and new details about who was really calling him on the phone. stay tuned for that. you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by colonel penn life insurance. [ roasting firewood ] ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps...
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he created a girlfriend for manti te'o out of nothing. [ laughter ] here's the thing. if god really is influencing nfl games, that would mean he isn't in church on sunday either, so why should i go? [ laughter ] are there any of you betting on the super bowl? any of you betting on the outcome? there they are, officers. take them away. super bowl weekend is the biggest gambling weekend of the year in the united states. right now the niners are three and a half point favorites to win the game. but everyone knows about the regular bets you make on the super bowl. i like what they call the proposition, or prop bets. this is a real bet you can make. will any player on either active roster be arrested before the super bowl? [ laughter ] if you say yes, bet $100. if you win, you will win $550. by the way, if i'm a cop in new orleans, i take that bet, then arrest the first player i see. here's another one. will alicia keys omit or forget one word of the national anthem. if you say yes and bet $150, you can win $250. this is my favorite. will beyonce's hair be curly or crimped
he created a girlfriend for manti te'o out of nothing. [ laughter ] here's the thing. if god really is influencing nfl games, that would mean he isn't in church on sunday either, so why should i go? [ laughter ] are there any of you betting on the super bowl? any of you betting on the outcome? there they are, officers. take them away. super bowl weekend is the biggest gambling weekend of the year in the united states. right now the niners are three and a half point favorites to win the game....
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the imaginary girlfriend became part of the manti t'eo story back in september. the star linebacker said his beloved grandmother had died on the same day the girlfriend he admits he only knew on line had succumbed to leukemia. he played that week anyway because, he said, she'd wanted him to. his grief achieving the status of lore. >> there were experiences like the michigan game when i lost my girlfriend and grandmother, i was -- that was possibly the hardest time of my life. >> reporter: notre dame says when he was voted runner up for the heisman trophy december 8, he'd already guessed of the hoax and yet said this -- >> i'll never forget the time when i found out that, you know, my girlfriend passed away. ♪ >> reporter: te'o told espn that an aspiring musical performer and football star, ronaiah tuiasosopo, admitted that he was behind the hoax. his ex-coach said he was shocked at the allegation. >> makes no sense. ronaiah has never been that kind of kid. >> reporter: what about the girl in the picture? the picture apparently stolen and used without her knowle
the imaginary girlfriend became part of the manti t'eo story back in september. the star linebacker said his beloved grandmother had died on the same day the girlfriend he admits he only knew on line had succumbed to leukemia. he played that week anyway because, he said, she'd wanted him to. his grief achieving the status of lore. >> there were experiences like the michigan game when i lost my girlfriend and grandmother, i was -- that was possibly the hardest time of my life. >>...
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interesting. >> manti t'eo is a handsome guy. i could see how someone may fall for him. >> you and tuiasosopo -- >> breaking news this morning too. >> yes, keeping with the football theme. hot and juicy. everybody knows dan marino, ex-quarterback, for the dolphins, squeaky clean image. inducted into the hall of fame in 2005. had an affair. >> according to an article in "the post" this morning. >> according to "the post" had an affair with a 35-year-old production assistant at cbs sports where he was a pregame analyst. and still is an analyst for cbs. her name, the woman, donna sabatire. they had a baby girl named chloe, born in june 2005. two months before his hall of fame induction. he paid her to be quiet. millions of dollars. he admitted to his wife, admitted yesterday, to this affair on his 28th wedding anniversary with his wife. >> he has a big role in the super bowl. have to wonder will cbs yank him or not. >> dan, dan, dan. >> always was a prolific scorer. also, lindsay lohan, back in the news again. apparently another cou
interesting. >> manti t'eo is a handsome guy. i could see how someone may fall for him. >> you and tuiasosopo -- >> breaking news this morning too. >> yes, keeping with the football theme. hot and juicy. everybody knows dan marino, ex-quarterback, for the dolphins, squeaky clean image. inducted into the hall of fame in 2005. had an affair. >> according to an article in "the post" this morning. >> according to "the post" had an affair with...